The financial pressures facing UK higher education have reached a point where we need to ask a more fundamental question: is the problem simply that universities...
Higher and degree apprenticeships should be one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility. They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real...
The hiring and recruitment space is experiencing more change than ever before. Just under a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are now out...
Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
The first in a new series examining international careers, employability and skills systems, and what England might responsibly learn from them. Introduction There is something...
When it comes to employees, further education doesn't suffer from a shortage of enthusiasm or dedication. In fact, an analysis of FE staff survey responses...
Level 1 and 2 results day (not just GCSE as will become clear below) provides an annual reminder of the failings of our educational system....
During this summer's heatwaves, further education and skills providers across the country found themselves trying to run assessments, practical workshops and exams in buildings, workplaces...
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For National Careers Week, @IFATEched spoke to James Ennis, who is a member of the Institute’s construction route panel. Our route panels consist of employers…
Employment and Good Work Employment adds meaning to our lives and is connected with our sense of identity. It is important for realising our potential,…
@GavinWilliamson addresses the Foundation for Education Development (@FEDeducation) National Education Summit #FEDNES on education and building forward together: Good morning. And thank you Carl for…
David Hutber @irwinmitchell discusses the major changes to Property Law that could impact the FE Sector Covid-19 has brought in major changes to property law, which…
Suicide: The Biggest Killer While suicide amongst young people is rare, sadly, it is the biggest killer of people aged 16-24 (ONS, 2018). Suicide is…
On the Coattails of the Pandemic We have all read the dire warnings of a mental health emergency following on the coattails of the pandemic.…
New @EduPolicyInst study reveals the disadvantage gap in sixth forms and colleges A new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), “Measuring the disadvantage gap in 16-19…
Over the past year, the world of education has adapted to challenges that no one could have predicted. The pandemic has caused the entire sector…
Chancellor @RishiSunak bolsters #PlanForJobs – flexi-apprenticeships, £3,000 Apprenticeship fee and additional £126M for Traineeships New innovative flexi-apprenticeship programme (“Flexi-Job” Apprenticeships to start in Jan 2022) to…
Each year, Save the Student’s nationwide accommodation survey highlights the financial and emotional struggles that students face when covering the cost of rent. But this…
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